Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing for the Reader Experience with bestselling author Sunyi Dean. During the episode, Sunyi caters to the reader, discussing why authors should consider the reader experience, putting yourself in the “beginner’s mindset,” offering value to the reader, promises and hooking them from the outset, delivering information at the right time, simple vs. complex prose, writing for yourself vs. the reader, author voice, revision and more.
M. J. Kuhn
SFF Addicts Ep. 201: Sunyi Dean talks The Girl with a Thousand Faces, Chinese Ghosts, Publishing Rodeo & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Sunyi Dean about her new novel The Ghost with a Thousand Faces, Chinese ghosts and folklore, Cantonese humor, Kowloon Walled City and the horrors of war, juggling multiple storylines, the Publishing Rodeo Podcast and transparency about publishing, living around the world and experiencing different cultures, persistence and community, autism and representations of neurodivergence in SFF, balancing work with family, messy first books, agent rejections and more.
SFF Addicts 200th Episode *LIVE* Q&A SPECIAL with H. M. Long, Evan Leikam & Krystle Matar
SFF Addicts podcast has reached a huge milestone: 200 episodes!!! To celebrate, co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly recorded a LIVE FAN Q&A, answering questions from our beloved audience alongside special guests/friends of the show H. M. Long, Evan Leikam & Krystle Matar. During the episode, they delve into all kinds of topics, including our podcasting journey, the ups and downs of writing, fictional worlds we’d want to live, book recommendations for non-readers, our favorite sandwiches and so much more.
SFF Addicts Ep. 199: Publishing in Different Genres with Ai Jiang (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Publishing in Different Genres with award-winning author Ai Jiang. During the episode, Ai breaks down the fundamentals of genre, including genre trends in publishing, building a career across multiple genres, genre expectations and targeting audiences, chasing genre trends, self-publishing and short stories as genre testing grounds, the viability of specific genres with agents and editors, the benefits and challenges of genre-blending and more.
SFF Addicts Ep. 198: Ai Jiang talks A River from the Sky, Science Fantasy, Unreliable Narrators & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author Ai Jiang about her new novella A River from the Sky, nature vs. industrialization, incorporating technology into science fantasy, unreliable narrators and palace intrigue, family dynamics, rebellion vs. control, big lessons from writing workshops, the appeal of short-form fiction, the learning curve of writing a full-length novel, winning awards and career priorities, balancing passion with productivity and more.
SFF Addicts Ep. 197: How to Query Agents with Laura Crockett, John Baker & Jennifer Chevais (Masterclass Panel)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly for a masterclass panel on How to Query Agents, featuring literary agents Laura Crockett, John Baker and Jennifer Chevais. During the panel, they lay out the fundamentals of query letters and agents, discussing what literary agents do, what a query letter is, the anatomy of a query letter, comp titles, blurbs and author bios, whether or not social media presence is important, how authors can seek out agents (and how to find the right one for you), agents picking up self-published authors, query letter mistakes and no-nos, managing expectations, professional transparency and more.
SFF Addicts Ep. 196: Memory & Time with Mark Lawrence (Writing Masterclass)
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a writing masterclass on Memory & Time with bestselling author Mark Lawrence. During the episode, Mark unlocks the secrets of the mind, including how memory and time play into the human experience, the relationship between memory and identity, forgetting and how memories change across time, the role of emotions in forming memories, collective stories and history, unreliable narrators and narratives, flashbacks and non-linear story structures, revealing the passage of time and more.
SFF Addicts Ep. 195: Mark Lawrence talks Daughter of Crows, Assassin Schools, SPFBO & More
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with bestselling author Mark Lawrence about his new novel Daughter of Crows, writing an older protagonist, showing a character across their life, new twists on assassin schools, evoking an eerie atmosphere, drawing inspirations from pagan mythologies, the meaning of “grimdark,” the evolution of self-publishing and SPFBO (the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off), working in mathematics, hard science, “detail porn” and more.
ANNOUNCING: Killswitch Protocol by M. J. Kuhn
After a three year publishing hiatus, SFF Addicts’ very own M. J. Kuhn is back with her debut sci-fi novel: KILLSWITCH PROTOCOL.
SFF Addicts Ep. 183: Our Favorite Reads of 2025 LIVE (with Talking Story & OWWR Pod)
The end of 2025 is upon us, and that means it’s time to discuss our favorite reads of the year! Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they reminisce on the year that was with friends John & Jakob Minton from Talking Story and Hannah & Laura from OWWR Pod. During the panel, they share and discuss their top SFFH reads from this year (2 each for a total of 14), as well as their honorable mentions. And of course, many shenanigans ensued.
SFF Addicts Ep. 182: Heroism & Villainy with Christopher Ruocchio (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Heroism & Villainy with author Christopher Ruocchio. During the episode, Christopher treads the fine line of morality, delving into how we define heroes and villains, moral ambiguity vs. complexity, laying the foundations for your heroes and villains, establishing the moral framework of your story, character relatability, motivations vs. justifying actions, threats to your characters, how characters can shift over time and more.
SFF Addicts Ep. 181: Christopher Ruocchio talks Shadows Upon Time, Science Fantasy, Rhetoric & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Christopher Ruocchio about his new novel Shadows Upon Time, reflecting on the Sun Eater series, Hadrian’s epic character journey, writing (and finishing) a long, expansive series, the lost art of rhetoric, working as an editor at Baen Books, being on both sides of the publishing curtain, the appeal of science fantasy, the role of genre-blending in modern publishing, parenthood, changing perspectives, future projects and much more.